October 18, 2008

New Xray for Worlds?

With the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Onroad World Championships less than a month away many of the leading manufacturers have been conducting private testing at the RCS track in Thailand as they make final preparations for the bi-annual event. At last weekend’s Euro Touring Series race in German we spoke with former European Champion Ronald Volker who had just returned from a successful test in Bangkok while Pre-Worlds winner Viktor Wilck and team-mates Jilles Groskamp & Marc Rheinard told us they had just a few days to get ready before flying out to Asia together with Tamiya’s engineers to test new parts for the TRF416. The other big title challenger, Xray, was also in Bangkok this week but appeared to want to keep their WC challenger out of the public eye. Our sources in Thailand have told us that both Teemu Leino and Alex Hagberg’s cars were fitted with a number of new prototype parts which we understand are for a new car which is rumoured to be released by the Slovakian company ahead of the 2009 season. Juraj Hudy, who is the creative genius behind all Xray cars, together with Martin Hudy were on hand to support Leino & Hagberg at the test and according to our source they did not want the new parts (car?) to be seen with both drivers keeping their cars well covered up at all time. Red RC will be travelling to Thailand to bring you full coverage of the World Championships where a certain Mr. Hara could make history by adding to the 1:8 Buggy World title he won last month in the US.

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October 17, 2008

RC Racing TV Series 3

Nick Daman from RC Racing TV was in contact to tell us about the short light humoured promo video they have put together to highlight the return of the series to Motors TV on November 5th.  This is the third series of the program which has done a great deal to highlight the sport of r/c racing among 1:1 scale motorsport fans. Once again the show is supported by HPI.

Click here to view the Series 3 promo video

October 15, 2008

Gilletti wins Rd3 Italian Regionals

Raimondo Gilletti has won the third round of the Italian Regional Championship (Sicily) which was held at the LeCocoBeach track in Catania over the weekend.  Driving his Novarossi powered Team Magic G4RS, Gilletti claimed the TQ setting a new track record of 10.82 seconds.  In the final he went on to take victory from Kyosho driver Michele Perniciaro with Marco Lipuma, also driving a Kyosho, completing the podium.

Source: Cybermodel [cybermodel.it]

October 15, 2008

EMMA indoor Buggy Masters

East Midlands Model Motorsport Association “EMMA”, the new name for the former Tibshelf Model Car Club, have been in contact to tell us about an exciting new indoor 1:8 Buggy race they are hosting over the weekend of November 28/29/30 at Newark Showground.The meeting is already beginning to fill up with a number of top BRCA national drivers including Spashett, Cragg, Hazlewood, Bloomsfield and more already entered. The unique challenge of an indoor Astroturf track that promises fast and furious racing, coupled with the guarantee that the weather will make no difference to lap times being the main draw.. One top racer has already commented that “It’s not often in this country we get to see this sort of event on astro, where of the continent this event is commonplace!”  The event is being supported by CML Distribution and Radio Race Car International magazine.

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October 15, 2008

Mateo defends Spanish 1:10 EP title

Last weekend saw the conclusion of the Spanish 1:10 EP Touring National Championship in Toledo where reigning champion Toni Mateo successfully defended his title in the best way possible by winning the event. Finishing second to the Tamiya driver in the season finale was David Escudero who takes Vice-Champion honours. David Martín completed the podium in Toledo ahead Jordi Padró who claims third spot in the final standings.

October 14, 2008

Record new top speed set for RC Car

When someone gets into the Guinness book of records with an r/c car we think its worth a mention. The first US event of the International RC Speed Challenge presented by Castle was held recently at the Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC, where Southern California’s Nic Case shattered his existing record of 134mph.  Case need only two passes to shatter his own record using a heavily modified Schumacher. The orange FlightPower/Castle/Neu/Schumacher 12-cell streamliner recorded an amazing 153mph on the run first run and then came back later to lay down an incredible 161.76mph pass to seal his place in the history books.  We understand that Schumacher don’t have any plans for an RTR version of the car used!!

October 14, 2008

Tosolini wins US Fuel Sedan Nationals

Chris Tosolini has won the 2008 ROAR Fuel Sedan Nationals which took place at the Fort Myers track in Florida over the weekend.  With defending Champion Barry Baker, who won the title in ’07 with Xray, abscent this year following his departure from Team Magic, it was all to play for.  Once again it was the super fast Paul Lemeiux, who came so close to winning the Worlds earlier this year, that took the TQ honours with his Xray NT1.  Next to him on the grid was Serpent’s Paolo Morganti but in the one hour final the leading qualifiers would hit trouble allowing Tosolini’s Sirio powered Kyosho to take the win and regain the title he won in 2006 when he debuted Serpent’s new 720.  Second spot went to Josh Cyrul while Bobby Flack completed the podium.

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October 13, 2008

IFMAR confirm Off Road Worlds dates

IFMAR has officially confirmed the dates for the 2009 IFMAR Electric Off Road World Championships which are set to take competitors to Pretoria in South Africa.  The Pre Worlds (Warm Up race) have been scheduled for 3-5 April while the big event itself, at which two World titles will be decided, will run from the 4-11 October.  The last 1:10 Off Road Worlds, held in Japan, saw Hayato Matsuzaki (photo) take 2WD honours with American star Jared Tebo lifting the 4WD crown.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]
Image: oople.com

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